State v. Sejours

Citations

• 113 La. 676
• 37 So. 599
• 1904 La. LEXIS 691

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL LAW — EVIDENCE AT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION — WITNESS—CREDIBILITY.</p> <p>1. Certain facts stated in the opinion are held to afford sufficient proof of the permanent absence of the witness from the state to lay a foundation for the admission of the testimony of the witness taken at the preliminary examination.</p> <p>2. That a witness was drunk on the occasion as to which he is called upon to testify goes to his credibility and the weight of his evidence, and not to his competency to testify.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>